Hailstorm
By: Sailormoon7771
Rey watched the drifting clouds against the bright blue sky of Ahch-To her feet dangled over the water as she sat on a fallen tree. Her hair that was normally in three buns at the top of her head hung down framing her face. Luke Skywalker slowly approached her.
"I don't think that log will hold the both of us." He smiled.
Rey watched a fish scurry around her foot in fear that she was a predator she sighed,
"I don't believe so."
Luke held out his good hand to help Rey off the tree, "Penny for your thoughts?" he questioned, Rey grabbed Luke's hand as he guided her to firm ground. Rey shrugged as she let go "I was thinking about Finn."
Luke looked at Rey with a sort of "are you sure." Type look, "Really, I'm thinking about Finn." Luke still wasn't convinced. "Rey, I need to take a trip." Rey nodded as she started to walk away, "Wait where are you going?" Luke questioned
"To pack my things, what little I do have." She replied.
"Rey, I need to go alone." Rey looked scared, as she felt a warm tear down her face. "Fear is the path to the dark side." Luke's face remained emotionless. "Rey I will be back in two days I promise. I won't abandon you." She wiped the tear away and nodded, "When will you leave?" He handed her the Skywalker lightsaber "Today, in the meantime I want you to work on what I taught you this week, Don't think just because I'm gone you can slack off."
Rey laughed "I won't let you down." Rey took the lightsaber from his hand, and Luke began to walk down the hill towards the ship "stay mindful your never safe even here." Rey followed him down the hill.
"What are you getting at?"
He turned slightly to make eye contact with her, "My nephew is a force to be reckoned with." She looked confused, "I beat him."
"Don't be too cocky, from what you told me he was hurt both physically and emotionally, He's a fierce fighter at his peak."
Rey tried to follow further but stopped, "Never let your lightsaber leave your side." Luke said as he went into the ship.
Rey watched as the ship flew into the distance "Kylo." She said under her breath, she turned to walk back up the hill to begin her training. She picked up a wooden training sword and began swinging it around like Luke taught her. She turned her attention towards a large tree on the top of the hill, "Take that you dirty scoundrel." She raised her eyebrows, "scoundrel?"
"Where the heck did that come from?" she thought a strong blast of thunder rolled across the sky, Rey jumped as it was such a clear day, but on the planet of Ahch-To was known to have strange weather patterns. Rey looked over the horizon as she watched the storm roll in towards the island the clouds and blue sky began to darken. Rey noticed an outline of a ship headed towards her. "It's master Luke, maybe the storm was too bad." She thought
The Ship's silhouette got closer and closer when she realized it wasn't the falcon. She pulled the lightsaber from her belt, and kept her thumb glued to the button, that would reveal the blue blade. The ship landed in a heap of smoke, Kylo Ren emerged from the shadows of the ship
Rey's hand trembled as he walked to her, he towered over her she focused on the lines on his mask, "Are you looking to get your ass handed to you again?" she questioned, unafraid Underneath the mask Kylo's gaze stayed fixated on Rey. "You're just a scavenger, you won't beat me again, however that's not why I'm here."
Rey pressed the button the blue light shone through the heavy fog brought in by the storm, "I'm looking for my." He paused, "Luke, where is he?" Rey, raised the light saber, "He's not here. Never was just another dead end."
Kylo rolled his eyes, "I really didn't come here for this, but since I'm here." He reached for his lightsaber, "How about a spar?"
Rey looked confused, "If you didn't come here to fight why don't you leave."
He pressed the button that revealed the unstable crackle of his light saber, "If you have to ask, you'll never know." Without warning Kylo lunged towards Rey, she quickly raised the lightsaber, and blocked his blow.
"I wasn't ready."
Kylo pushed against her lightsaber, "too bad." Rey tried to overpower Kylo, he pushed harder, "You're not trying Rey." Her hair blew in the cool wind. Kylo looked into Rey's eyes, "How becoming your hair is down." He thought, he shook his head Rey closed her eyes for a moment to channel the force, when she felt something hard and cold hit her on the top of the head she disengaged from the battle. "Ouch, what the." Being from Jakku Rey never experienced this before
Debris flew all around as more frozen balls of ice began pounding them, they clicked as they broke on his helmet, Rey tried to cover her head with her arms Kylo noticed a crimson streak running down her face, he grabbed Rey, "it's a tornado into the hut." Rey resisted his grip, "I can walk there on my own."
Kylo quickly scooped her up and slung her over his shoulder Rey began punching his back, he ran to the hut and put Rey down,
"Have you no decency?"
Kylo clicked open his helmet, and slowly took it off to reveal his long face, the scar went across his face as a reminder of the battle on Starkiller base. He set the helmet down beside him, and picked up a rag and dipped in in the bowl of water beside him.
Rey looked as his eyes changed to concern, he slid his hand underneath her chin gently and placed the cold cloth on her forehead wiping the blood from her hairline. "Hold still" he said softly at that moment he wasn't Kylo Ren he was Ben Solo, the glimpse of humanity he showed when he interrogated her.
Kylo, bit his lip as he realized what he was doing "You're bleeding." He showed Rey the rag, she looked confused, "Thank you." She tried to take the rag, but Kylo moved his hand so she couldn't get the rag, he moved a section of her hair to reveal the source of the bleeding.
"I've been alone all my life I think I can handle a little blood." Rey tried to grab the rag again.
He moved again, "Can't you just let someone help you?" Kylo used the force, "Don't bother to answer."
Rey slapped his hand away, "Stay out of my head."
Kylo raised his eyebrow "look what you did I almost had the bleeding stopped." He raised the cloth soaked in blood, "Do you have anymore?" she pulled back, "I won't do it anymore I promise."
She started to stand up he put his hand on Rey's shoulder to make her sit back down. "Rey, tell me where they are." She pointed at a trunk sitting along the wall.
"Is the bleeding that bad?" she asked.
"You soaked through a rag." He said in a condescending tone.
Rey started to stand up again, Kylo opened the trunk, and pulled out more white cloths "Sit down." He guided her to the stool.
He dipped the cloth in water again and found the wound. Rey winced in pain, "what was that?"
"Water." He paused, "it's deep."
"Can you stop it?"
He pushed her hair back a little more, "I'm no medic, but I think you need stitches." She raised her eyebrow, "No way am I letting you." He held the cloth firmly on Rey's head with one hand, and grabbed her hand putting it on the rag. "Hold this down just like this." She nodded, as he scooped her up in his arms.
"Where are you taking me?" she shouted.
"To get help."
The hail continued to fall littering the ground with very large pieces of ice. Kylo put up a force shield around him and Rey, and went into the ship.
"You're kidnapping me again."
He shook his head. "No one can help you on this forsaken place."
"Why are you helping me aren't I worth more dead to you than alive?" Rey questioned.
Kylo pulled the restraints over Rey's shoulders. He sighed
"Does it matter?"
Rey nodded, "It matters."
Kylo started the ship on route to Takodana the ship went faster and faster, he kept his hands glued to the controls.
"Don't you think you should slow down?" she asked in more of a suggestive tone. He looked back at her "No."
"We'll crash then we won't be able to finish your wacky plan."
"I won't crash."
Rey looked at the controls, when suddenly they doubled she took a deep breath. She looked around for a container of some kind.
Rey pulled the restraints off,
"What are you doing?"
Rey pointed to a bucket that slid around on the floor.
Kylo looked confused, "Ok?"
Rey grabbed the bucket and tried to hide, as she threw up.
Kylo looked at her, "Are you alright?"
Her voice was hoarse, "fine."
Rey took a deep breath, "look away."
He shrugged and as he began to land on the lush green planet. He stood up, and walked over to Rey who still had her face in the bucket. He took off the black glove, and grabbed her hair and placed it out of the way.
"We're here." Rey raised up tears and blood streamed down her face. Kylo draped her arm around his neck and slowly picked her up.
"You'll be ok." He walked out of the ship and walked towards Maz Kanata's castle.
Rey rested her head on his shoulder as he walked through the door the patrons froze. Maz looked up from her conversation.
"Ben?" she said under her breath.
He walked towards her "Can you help Rey?"
Maz nodded, "follow me."
Rey started to close her eyes, Kylo nudged her with his shoulder. "Don't go to sleep."
He followed Maz into a room where a small bed sat in the middle of the room by a small window the sunshine shone through you almost didn't need a lamp.
"Lay her down what happened."
Kylo moved her hair, to reveal the wound. "We were sparing, and." Maz moved her glasses in front of her eyes, "A storm?" she questioned.
He nodded, "Can you help her?"
"I'm surprised you care Ben Solo."
He held his breath. "Ben Solo is dead."
Maz got a needle and thread ready, "Whatever you say." She got closer to Rey, and found the wound, she looked at Rey, "Child, do you want anything for the pain?"
Rey shook her head, "I'm alright."
She began to stitch it up, Rey took a sharp breath.
Kylo sat at the edge of the bed and grabbed her hand, he closed his eyes using the force he took away Rey's pain, "Kylo." She said softly "What?"
He kept his concentration on Rey's pain.
"You promised to stay out of my head, even if it's for a good cause."
He shook his head, "I'm not in your head."
Maz finished up, "She may have a concussion."
He let go of Rey's hand, Rey sat up.
"Well, what do I need to do?" Rey asked,
"You can stay here." Maz suggested.
She shook her head, "I can't just stay here I have to go back to Ahch-To"
Kylo, stood up "I'll take her back."
Rey got up off the bed she felt the room spinning she grabbed on to his arm to steady herself.
Maz walked around closer to Kylo, "Someone needs to keep an eye on her."
He nodded, and gently picked her up again. "I can walk."
"not right now you can't" he used the force to open the door in front of him.
"Thank you Maz." Rey shouted
She watched them walk away, "Someone can still come back."
Kylo carried Rey into the ship and sat her in the seat beside his, and slowly put the restraint on her.
"I can do that myself you know?"
He smiled, "Just let someone help you." He sat down, and set a course for Ahch-To this time he flew not quite so fast.
Rey smiled as she watched him fly. His eyes glued to the starry path ahead.
"Thank you— she paused. "Ben, is that your real name Ben Solo?"
He tucked a chunk of black hair behind his ear. "Ben Solo is dead."
They finally landed, Kylo didn't say anything as he carried Rey off the ship and into the hut. He walked over to the bed and laid her down.
"Are you sure you can stay? Isn't the first order going to wonder where you are?"
He shook his head, "I told them I was going to meditate for a few days on Tatooine."
Rey put her hand on her forehead, and nodded. She felt his ungloved hand touch her hand. She looked him in the eyes, he jerked his hand away.
"Will they track you here?" he shook his head.
"I left my tracker on Tatooine."
She sighed, "Why?"
He grabbed her hand, "I want to leave."
Rey looked confused, "then leave nothing is holding you here."
He squeezed her hand, "I want to leave the first order. I just don't know if my sins can be redeemed."
"Why the sudden change?" Rey asked.
He took a deep breath. "Rey, I love you."
Her mouth dropped, "my head is pounding, can you say that again?"
He grabbed her other hand, "I love you."
Rey smiled, "Kylo." His face dropped.
"You, have done so many horrible things including killing your own father, you kidnapped me nearly killed Finn, and yet."
Kylo sat with bated breath, "Yet?"
Rey grabbed his face, and Pressed her lips against his. "I love you too."
Three days later
Kylo had changed into his light clothes, He and Rey stood on the hill training. He and Rey's lightsabers crossed, he leaned in for a kiss when Rey jumped as she saw the falcon on the horizon.
"He's back!" she exclaimed.
Kylo turned around, "Who?"
Rey ran down the hill "Master Luke!" she shouted.
Kylo followed behind her "I thought you said it was a dead end?"
Rey turned around. "I lied."
Luke stepped out of the ship, he looked up and noticed Ren standing behind Rey.
He grabbed his lightsaber.
"Rey watch out."
"Uncle Luke."
Kylo walked around Rey.
"Master Luke, he's leaving the order."
Luke didn't seem to be convinced.
"As much as I'd like my nephew back and as much as your mother would want her son back, I don't know Ben."
"He walked towards his uncle. Please give me a chance"
Luke slowly put his lightsaber back on his belt.
"You have a week, and you have to go see your mother." Luke paused. "with Rey and me I know what you did to your father."
Kylo nodded. "I will"
To be Continued.
R.I.P CARRIE FISHER